Carlos Gonzalez made history between Wednesday and Thursday last week when he hit a home run in four consecutive at bats. Several others have done this in Major League history, but never in Colorado Rockies history. His next official at bat, after an intentional walk, was only a double (if you have him in your fantasy leagues you might as well trade him because clearly he isn't hitting home r...

As the Pittsburgh Penguins kept ripping the back of the net in a 10-3 thrashing of the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night, a question was proposed amongst my colleagues.
Can the Philadelphia Phillies score 10 or more runs in a baseball game this season?
My initial response was of course, once Ryan Howard and Chase Utley come back.
And then the question became, what if they don't return th...

The 2012 Phillies are now a mere one week away from their Citizens Bank Park debut and we’re still not sure who will show up. This team won 102 games in 2011 but
bowed out in the NLDS to the eventual champion St. Louis Cardinals – marking
the third straight year the Phillies have lost to the eventual champions in
postseason (2010 San Francisco Giants NLCS and 2009 New York Yankees World...

One month ago the Philadelphia Phillies were riding the best record in baseball to the postseason. At that time they expected that they, rather than the St. Louis Cardinals might be squaring off with the Texas Rangers in the 107th World Series. Life doesn’t often work out as expected and that rings true in sports as well. While the 102-win 2011 Phillies watch tonight’s World Series Game 7 o...

Fans and front office folks alike know that the 2012 Philadelphia Phillies will require some retooling. Whether due to contract expiration, negotiation or simply a desire to move in a different direction, all of Philadelphia can agree that 102 wins and an NLDS defeat is not worth $175 million. When that follows at 2010 NLCS exit and a 2009 World Series defeat, that 2008 World Championship seems...

Whether you were watching on TV or if you had slogged through torrential downpours for hours at the ballpark, the end of the game proved to be a classic reminder of why it is good to be a Phillies fan. Perhaps for one moment, it may have been easy to forget what year it was… or what team was in the visitors' dugout. Brad Lidge was on the mound. Eric Hinske was swinging at a slider in the di...

In case anyone’s last name is “Van Winkle” or they have been residing in a town called “Bedrock” it has now become common knowledge that the 2011 Philadelphia Phillies (77-40, 37 games over .500 for the first time since finishing 101-61 in 1977) are officially the best team in baseball. Mind you, these numbers reflect regular season opponents in August rather than postseason opponents...

The non-waiver trading deadline has come and gone, but teams still have another month to add talent due to the waiver deadline.
The waiver process goes like this. Each team, in reverse order of the overall standings this season, gets a chance to claim a player. If a claim is made, the original team has three options:
1. Let the player go without compensation
2. Take the player off waivers...

Wow, what a day to be a Philadelphia sports fan!
First the city gets blindsided with the signing of Nnamdi Asomugha and now the Phillies and Astros have completed a deal which included Houston outfielder Hunter Pence.
There's already been talk within Philly about which big three is better, the cornerback trio of Nnamdi Asomugha, Asante Samuel and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie or the Phillies big ...

Deadline deals are being made while this is written, but the National League boasts three true titans. In fact, the Phillies, Giants and Atlanta Braves rank among the top 5 teams in MLB for overall record, win differential and most pitching categories (Red Sox and Yankees being the remaining two) but what happens when these teams play head-to-head?
The Phillies and Giants just completed a three...

In the light of day, we now have heard what kinds of Trading Deadline deals are being rejected. Apparently the Phillies had targeted Houston Astros Hunter Pence as their answer to their search for a right-handed hitting corner outfielder. Plans to bring Pence on board to hit fifth behind Ryan Howard and solidify the right field position have been thwarted, causing Ruben Amaro and company to hea...

Last night, I took part in the latest Pro Sports Blogging podcast to discuss the amazing turnaround of the Pittsburgh Pirates so far this year. We spent time trying to figure out how the Pirates have succeeded this year, examining the key players, the past 18 years and what moves the Pirates may make as the July 31st trade deadline quickly approaches. As I told Adrian, this is something tot...